China keeps opening up to foreign tourists by loosening its entry requirements. Holders of ordinary passports can enter China without a visa for up to 90 days. Is there visa-free travel to China from Europe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Update November 2025: check the rules for the newest China visa-free policy here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For people of certain nationalities, it is possible to travel to China without a visa. Most Europeans did not have this privilege, but this is changing. From December 2023, people from five additional European countries can travel to China without a visa. As of March 14, 2024, China expanded its unilateral visa-free travel policy to six more European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From November 30, 2024, to December 31, 2025, ordinary passport holders from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, and Latvia can also enjoy a 30-day visa-free stay in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From November 30, you can travel to China without a visa if you come from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are from the abovementioned countries, you can travel to China for up to 30 days<\/strong>. The purpose of the visit can be business, family, friends gathering, transit, or tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The caveat is that the 30-day travel visa waiver only applies from November 30, 2025. Citizens of the countries listed above must apply for a visa in advance if they expect to stay in China for more than 30 days or if they intend to study, work, settle down, or attend an interview there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holders of ordinary passports issued in Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as San Marino, can travel in China for up to 90 days<\/strong> visa-free (within any 180 days with the exception of San Marino nationals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you hold a normal Belarusian passport, you are allowed to spend at most 30 days<\/strong> during one trip to China visa-free, but no more than 90 days within any one calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Passports issued to nationals of Serbia enable them to travel to China visa-free for 30 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have to get a Chinese visa, the good news is that no matter where you come from, from December 11, 2023, to December 31, 2024, you can enjoy a cheaper visa to China since the country cut visa fees by 25% <\/strong>across the board for foreign travelers. For more details, please consult with your local Chinese embassy\/consulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note that the exact terms and conditions can vary. Check it for any updates or changes before your trip on official websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure to check out our posts on the visa to China<\/a> and the 72\/144-hour visa-free transit in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" China keeps opening up to foreign tourists by loosening its entry requirements. Holders of ordinary passports can enter China without a visa for up to 90 days. Is there visa-free travel to China from Europe? Visa-free travel to China from … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,498,713,712,515,74,29],"class_list":["post-8052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-72-h-visa-to-china","tag-china","tag-china-travel","tag-going-to-china","tag-travel-to-china","tag-visa","tag-visa-to-china","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8052"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9571,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8052\/revisions\/9571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.examinechina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What European nationalities can travel to China from Europe visa-free? 30-day visa exemption<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For how long can I be in China without a visa?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Traveling from Southern Europe to China visa-free<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Traveling from Eastern Europe to China with no visa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Traveling from Central Europe to China without a visa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How much is a visa to China?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n